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The importance of play to Early Intervention and Reading Comprehension

The importance of play to Early Intervention and Reading Comprehension

Do you have memories of positive experiences of early childhood? Perhaps do you remember playing outside in a cubby or racing your tricycle down a mound full speed with the wind in your hair or even discovering how clever you were that you were able to take something apart and fix it. I remember the…

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Enhancing Language Comprehension at Storytime

Enhancing Language Comprehension at Storytime

Talk about the components of the story and refer to the characters, the setting, action, problems and outcomes. This helps children not only to understand the story they are hearing, but build a good foundation for them to be able to tell or write a story of their own. Talk about who is in the…

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The Value of Play or the work of Children

The Value of Play or the work of Children

Most Childhood Educators would agree that children learn through play. Some even describe it as the work of children. Speech and Language Clinicians know that children will demonstrate a concept or knowledge of how words or ideas link in play, before they actually use the language to comment on what they are doing. Stuart Brown…

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Children with SLI in the Classroom Setting

Children with SLI in the Classroom Setting

"No Steven, I said before you take out your reading book pack up your pencils". "I see your pencils here all over the desk". "You need to focus Steven and listen to instructions". Steven is in Year 2. He is aware his teacher is annoyed with him as she has now raised her voice. However, …

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